Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.1-sec.6Floor area requirements for cages used to keep laying fowl—1 laying fowl
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sch.1-sec.6 Floor area requirements for cages used to keep laying fowl—1 laying fowl
This section applies if— only 1 domestic fowl is kept in a cage; and the fowl is a laying fowl. A person in charge of the fowl must ensure the floor area of the cage is not less than— if the fowl weighs 4.5kg or less—1,000cm 2 ; or if the fowl weighs more than 4.5kg—an area worked out that allows for 1m 2 for each 26kg of weight of fowl. If the fowl weighs 5kg, the floor area of a cage must be at least 0.19m 2 . (sch.1-sec.6-ssec.1) This section applies if— only 1 domestic fowl is kept in a cage; and the fowl is a laying fowl. (sch.1-sec.6-ssec.2) A person in charge of the fowl must ensure the floor area of the cage is not less than— if the fowl weighs 4.5kg or less—1,000cm 2 ; or if the fowl weighs more than 4.5kg—an area worked out that allows for 1m 2 for each 26kg of weight of fowl. If the fowl weighs 5kg, the floor area of a cage must be at least 0.19m 2 .
- (a) only 1 domestic fowl is kept in a cage; and
- (b) the fowl is a laying fowl.
- (a) if the fowl weighs 4.5kg or less—1,000cm 2 ; or
- (b) if the fowl weighs more than 4.5kg—an area worked out that allows for 1m 2 for each 26kg of weight of fowl. Example— If the fowl weighs 5kg, the floor area of a cage must be at least 0.19m 2 .